It's a new law that has been passed that "prohibits the state of California and local governments from discriminating against or granting preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in public employment, public education or public contracting (San Jose Mercury News)." ... (Nicolaus, , 87) Affirmative action also aids in the areas of contracting and education. With contracting,, "affirmative action helps firms owned by women and minorities, or firms that can show a disadvantage"(Lemann, 110) Affirmat...

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I believe that affirmative action is necessary when a qualified person loses an opportunity to advance socially, politically or economically due to race, gender, or socioeconomic status. ... In this case a black woman was renewed her teaching contract while a white teacher was not. ... If the white teacher had her contract renewed would it be fair to say that it was because she was white? ... The review found that the programs have been successful in meeting the government's goal of increasing the percentage of minorities and women receiving federal contracts., (Washington Post 7/95, A...

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Specifically, AA is a series of social policies and statutes that regulate activities and laws with the primary intent to achieve equity and increase opportunity for all. ... As a follow-up to the Civil Rights Act, Johnson issued EO 11246, which required expansion of job opportunities for minorities in government contracting firms. This order also established the Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCC) a division of the Department of labor, which was chartered to administer the order. ... Also in 1971, Nixon, under EO 11625 direct federal agencies to develop comprehensive plans and progra...

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Also, a study sponsored by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs showed that from 1974-80, federal contractors who adopted affirmative action goals "added female officials and managers at twice the rate of non-contractors. ... International studies have shown that "a group's low ethnic status or position in a social structure" directly correlates to a group's significantly lower performance on standardized tests. ... These studies suggest that standardized test scores are unintentionally biased against Americans who suffer a lower position in the U.S. soci...

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Yet today there is an outspoken minority who want to stop affirmative action not only as a legal remedy, but also as a social commitment. Now that affirmative action has led to some social changes there are those who are saying our society has gone too far in correcting racial injustice. ... Born of the civil rights movement three decades ago, affirmative action calls for minorities and women to be given special consideration in employment, education and contracting decisions. ... Despite the obstacles posed by our institutions and political culture, the evidence indicates that immigrants toda...

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It first appeared after the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s as an attempt to accompany the new legal equality gained for minorities with social and economic equality. ... The Affirmative Action allows for fair evaluation of candidates by making up for existing social inequalities. ... This site is dealing with the California Proposition 209 which is "The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatments to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education or public contracti...

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He verbally contested the government and, in response to his resistance and the social and political climate at that time, the United States passed the 1964 Civil Rights Act, forbidding racial discrimination in "public accommodations" and race and sex discrimination in employment (www.now.org/nnt/08-95/affirmhs.html). ... According to Eastland, "Whoever have been admitted to a school, or won the promotion or contract, but for race, has suffered discrimination- and there is no good discrimination" (Eastland 196). ...

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He verbally contested the government and, in response to his resistance and the social and political climate at that time, the United States passed the 1964 Civil Rights Act, forbidding racial discrimination in "public accommodations" and race and sex discrimination in employment (www.now.org/nnt/08-95/affirmhs.html). ... According to Eastland, "Whoever have been admitted to a school, or won the promotion or contract, but for race, has suffered discrimination- and there is no good discrimination" (Eastland 196). ...

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The phrase "affirmative action" was coined by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 when he issued Executive Order 10925, initiating the President's committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson issued Executive Order 11246. This order required federal contractors to ...

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Born of the civil rights movement three decades ago, affirmative action calls for minorities and women to be given special consideration in employment, education and contracting decisions. ... Today we are living in a load of social issues that we have to deal with and racism is one of them. ...

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